Thyroid Smyroid

Got my test results back. My thyroid level was .73 and my diabetes was 5.0 my bad cholesterol was a few points too high but every other organ was fine. she told me to stop eating so much chocolate. fml lol

Got my test results back. My thyroid level was .73 and my diabetes was 5.0 my bad cholesterol was a few points too high but every other organ was fine. she told me to stop eating so much chocolate. fml lol

What?! What in the world does chocolate have to do with anything? Do you take meds for thyroid & diabetes? Thyroid if it's outta whack will throw off your cholesterol levels. It also ties into how your body breaks down sugar in the bloodstream. It's your bodies thermostat so if it's jacked your whole body is. The thyroid gland is looped to your ovaries & could be why you haven't gotten pg yet. Hope they get it all under control & get you back on track soon!!

What?! What in the world does chocolate have to do with anything? Do you take meds for thyroid & diabetes? Thyroid if it's outta whack will throw off your cholesterol levels. It also ties into how your body breaks down sugar in the bloodstream. It's your bodies thermostat so if it's jacked your whole body is. The thyroid gland is looped to your ovaries & could be why you haven't gotten pg yet. Hope they get it all under control & get you back on track soon!!

I was hoping you would reply <3! I don't take any meds at all. Never had any problems with anything. She said my cholesterol is a tiny bit high but not to worry about it. How is my thyroid level in your opinion? she said its perfect but I feel like it might be low seeing as how the range is what .5 - 7 or something?

I was hoping you would reply <3! I don't take any meds at all. Never had any problems with anything. She said my cholesterol is a tiny bit high but not to worry about it. How is my thyroid level in your opinion? she said its perfect but I feel like it might be low seeing as how the range is what .5 - 7 or something?

oh Myboo its funny I read some symptoms and I have a few. I get cold fast. and I shake uncontrollably when I'm cold. also my hair has become extremely thin, and falls out a lot. and I'm tired all the time. even after 12 hours of sleep I need a nap.

oh Myboo its funny I read some symptoms and I have a few. I get cold fast. and I shake uncontrollably when I'm cold. also my hair has become extremely thin, and falls out a lot. and I'm tired all the time. even after 12 hours of sleep I need a nap.

Dammit had this big deal typed & it deleted it! Thyroid is my specialty :)- Ok yes I think it's low. Range is actually 0.5-3.5 but you wanna float between 1-2 when ttc & around mid range when not. They need to run your Free T4 & Free T3 to figure out what's going on. These are actual thyroid levels, TSH is only an indicator of how your thyroid is functioning but it's a pituitary hormone so only a small piece of the puzzle. A TSH that low would indicate a lil on the hyper side but w/o the others there's no way to know. Mine was low too but I was hypo so the opposite of what TSH told us. Did your OB or pcp run these? Gotta tell you tho it's a needle in a haystack to get a dr who gets it (eyes rolling). I'd get someone else to look at them but make sure you print & take a symptom list along, most times #'s aren't enough. With a TSH that close to the bottom of the range my guess is your symptomatic & don't know it. Look at both hypo/hyper list & see which one fits most. (insert-symptoms above look hypo) Let me know if I can help!

Dammit had this big deal typed & it deleted it! Thyroid is my specialty :)- Ok yes I think it's low. Range is actually 0.5-3.5 but you wanna float between 1-2 when ttc & around mid range when not. They need to run your Free T4 & Free T3 to figure out what's going on. These are actual thyroid levels, TSH is only an indicator of how your thyroid is functioning but it's a pituitary hormone so only a small piece of the puzzle. A TSH that low would indicate a lil on the hyper side but w/o the others there's no way to know. Mine was low too but I was hypo so the opposite of what TSH told us. Did your OB or pcp run these? Gotta tell you tho it's a needle in a haystack to get a dr who gets it (eyes rolling). I'd get someone else to look at them but make sure you print & take a symptom list along, most times #'s aren't enough. With a TSH that close to the bottom of the range my guess is your symptomatic & don't know it. Look at both hypo/hyper list & see which one fits most. (insert-symptoms above look hypo) Let me know if I can help!

my pcp did them. I didn't tell her I was ttc. I asked her to do the thyroid level test and she said " there's only one test for thyroid and we go from there whether its normal or not". I'm not sure but I do know I have no appetite ever. and when I do its for sugar. ill check the symptoms list and see which one I score more on.

my pcp did them. I didn't tell her I was ttc. I asked her to do the thyroid level test and she said " there's only one test for thyroid and we go from there whether its normal or not". I'm not sure but I do know I have no appetite ever. and when I do its for sugar. ill check the symptoms list and see which one I score more on.

so I scored 5 points for symptoms of hypo. and 9 for hyper. u know after both my kids I gained 120lbs roughly with both, and lost all of it completely in under a year with no exercise. I always thought that was weird.

so I scored 5 points for symptoms of hypo. and 9 for hyper. u know after both my kids I gained 120lbs roughly with both, and lost all of it completely in under a year with no exercise. I always thought that was weird.

I have also become an "expert" in thyroid too...not that I wanted to but have struggled with thyroid issues my entire life!!!

The low side of thyroid actually means hyper or high thyroid problems....so if your lab result was <1.00 you are more likely to have more hyper symptoms (fast HR, poop a lot...etc). I had Graves disease (hyperthyroid) as a teenager-20s...and my HR was always above 100...I pooped like 3 times/day...lost weight even though I ate constantly, insomnia, high energy all the time!!

The high side of the lab value is hypo or low thyroid...around 5ish I start feeling these symptoms...extremely tired, constipated, weight gain...Some other effects of hypothyroid is muscle cramping (I had this in extreme form and had to do my own investigating to figure out it was my thyroid) and it actually can elevate your cholesterol levels too!!! When my thyroid was really low, my cholesterol levels went haywire and docs tried to put me on even more meds...GRRRR! It was crazy!

MyBoo was right though about the t3 and t4 they really tell the story, the TSH is actually just a cheaper lab to run...so that's why they start with that!

my doctor wants my TSH to be between 1 and 2...because of trying to conceive!! And trying to find a doctor who GETs it is hard! I originally was seeing a endocrinologist (who was supposed to specialize in thyroid issues) he's the one who convinced me to have my thyroid gland killed with meds cause it was so out of control....after I had my thyroid gland killed, I got the muscle cramps above and he said this had nothing to do with my thyroid gland.....BUT IT WAS!!! I found a new doctor thank goodness!!

Just wanted to put my two cents in...I really don't think doctors listen enough sometimes, and with my experience with thyroid it can get really bad! GL to you!!

Coco -

I have also become an "expert" in thyroid too...not that I wanted to but have struggled with thyroid issues my entire life!!!

The low side of thyroid actually means hyper or high thyroid problems....so if your lab result was <1.00 you are more likely to have more hyper symptoms (fast HR, poop a lot...etc). I had Graves disease (hyperthyroid) as a teenager-20s...and my HR was always above 100...I pooped like 3 times/day...lost weight even though I ate constantly, insomnia, high energy all the time!!

The high side of the lab value is hypo or low thyroid...around 5ish I start feeling these symptoms...extremely tired, constipated, weight gain...Some other effects of hypothyroid is muscle cramping (I had this in extreme form and had to do my own investigating to figure out it was my thyroid) and it actually can elevate your cholesterol levels too!!! When my thyroid was really low, my cholesterol levels went haywire and docs tried to put me on even more meds...GRRRR! It was crazy!

MyBoo was right though about the t3 and t4 they really tell the story, the TSH is actually just a cheaper lab to run...so that's why they start with that!

my doctor wants my TSH to be between 1 and 2...because of trying to conceive!! And trying to find a doctor who GETs it is hard! I originally was seeing a endocrinologist (who was supposed to specialize in thyroid issues) he's the one who convinced me to have my thyroid gland killed with meds cause it was so out of control....after I had my thyroid gland killed, I got the muscle cramps above and he said this had nothing to do with my thyroid gland.....BUT IT WAS!!! I found a new doctor thank goodness!!

Just wanted to put my two cents in...I really don't think doctors listen enough sometimes, and with my experience with thyroid it can get really bad! GL to you!!

It makes sense you would gain that much weight with pregnancy because being pregnant will cause you to be more hypothyroid....so then after you gave birth you probably went back to hyperthyroid and lost weight quickly!

It makes sense you would gain that much weight with pregnancy because being pregnant will cause you to be more hypothyroid....so then after you gave birth you probably went back to hyperthyroid and lost weight quickly!

Well you could have a fluctuating level where you bounce between hypo/hyper (pregnancy wreaks havoc on an untreated thyroid!) If that's the case it could be caused by your adrenal glands like mine was. My thyroid wasn't actually diseased but heavily influenced by my non functioning adrenals. Thyroid, adrenals & ovaries are on the same axis so when one goes bad they all start acting out. Ok so now look up adrenal fatigue symptoms & see if they fit. Dr Lam has an awesome atricle on his website, long but awesome! He calls it the oat axis imbalance with all the stages/symptoms of those systems. 1 test my tail, that's an uneducated dr when it comes to thyroid. Come to think of it, if you have an axis imbalance that could be exactly why your BV will never heal when treated. You can treat the symptoms but until you treat the root cause you have no chance. Hmm got my wheels turning! KMP!

Well you could have a fluctuating level where you bounce between hypo/hyper (pregnancy wreaks havoc on an untreated thyroid!) If that's the case it could be caused by your adrenal glands like mine was. My thyroid wasn't actually diseased but heavily influenced by my non functioning adrenals. Thyroid, adrenals & ovaries are on the same axis so when one goes bad they all start acting out. Ok so now look up adrenal fatigue symptoms & see if they fit. Dr Lam has an awesome atricle on his website, long but awesome! He calls it the oat axis imbalance with all the stages/symptoms of those systems. 1 test my tail, that's an uneducated dr when it comes to thyroid. Come to think of it, if you have an axis imbalance that could be exactly why your BV will never heal when treated. You can treat the symptoms but until you treat the root cause you have no chance. Hmm got my wheels turning! KMP!

I get diarrhea all the time or well not like watery but I get anxious or mad or any emotion that messes with my heart rate and then I have to use the bathroom. it doesn't take much. like if dh doesn't answer his phone then I get stomach cramps and gotta go to the bathroom. ill call her on Monday and see if she can call in the tests for the other ones. I'm in my tww. am I totally fuccked if I get pregnant? I don't want to lose another one because of a stupid problem that might have been overlooked by my doctor who told me an hour ago I'm in the normal range. I'm gonna flip out!

I get diarrhea all the time or well not like watery but I get anxious or mad or any emotion that messes with my heart rate and then I have to use the bathroom. it doesn't take much. like if dh doesn't answer his phone then I get stomach cramps and gotta go to the bathroom. ill call her on Monday and see if she can call in the tests for the other ones. I'm in my tww. am I totally fuccked if I get pregnant? I don't want to lose another one because of a stupid problem that might have been overlooked by my doctor who told me an hour ago I'm in the normal range. I'm gonna flip out!

myboo I have almost every one of those symptoms! the one that made my jaw drop was the "getting up from a lower position causes dizziness" SHOCKER I told my doctor about it and she told me I'm DEHYDRATED! wow so what do I say to her? test my adrenal levels?

myboo I have almost every one of those symptoms! the one that made my jaw drop was the "getting up from a lower position causes dizziness" SHOCKER I told my doctor about it and she told me I'm DEHYDRATED! wow so what do I say to her? test my adrenal levels?

I don't think you are "F'ed" at all!! lol! You have probably had thyroid issues a lot longer than you realize....and you already have 2 children correct? you might have had these issues then!

My original doc told me I would be unable to conceive if my thyroid gland stayed hyper (the only reason I decided to kill it) it turns out he was completely wrong....GRRRR I really don't like that man!

I don't think you are "F'ed" at all!! lol! You have probably had thyroid issues a lot longer than you realize....and you already have 2 children correct? you might have had these issues then!

My original doc told me I would be unable to conceive if my thyroid gland stayed hyper (the only reason I decided to kill it) it turns out he was completely wrong....GRRRR I really don't like that man!

Looks like Petalsinwind & I have jumped through a few of the same hoops. To me that sounds like your body doesn't handle stress well if it creates GI issues for you. That is more adrenal than thyroid but like I said they're tied together so 1 affects the other. If you did get pg with an untreated thyroid it could be very bad for you but honestly it would be hard to get pg in the 1st place outta range like that. I hope your dr is open but I'm thinking if she "thinks" your TSH is perfect she may not be willing to test the others. Hopefully she will so you can get to the bottom of it!

Looks like Petalsinwind & I have jumped through a few of the same hoops. To me that sounds like your body doesn't handle stress well if it creates GI issues for you. That is more adrenal than thyroid but like I said they're tied together so 1 affects the other. If you did get pg with an untreated thyroid it could be very bad for you but honestly it would be hard to get pg in the 1st place outta range like that. I hope your dr is open but I'm thinking if she "thinks" your TSH is perfect she may not be willing to test the others. Hopefully she will so you can get to the bottom of it!

if she doesn't then I'm going to the ER and telling them my adrenals hurt. :) I have two children yea, pregnant first try with both and 1 miscarriage. I just think back to two summers ago life used to be more fun for me. now I rarely do anything because I'm so damn tired. maybe my norm is around 1? and I was just low that day? who knows. but she blames most of my symptoms on depression. she put me on prozac last week and I took one and I felt soooo much worse. haven't taken another one since. more recently I have a bad taste in my throat when I swallow. dunno. does that correlate to anything thyroid?

if she doesn't then I'm going to the ER and telling them my adrenals hurt. :) I have two children yea, pregnant first try with both and 1 miscarriage. I just think back to two summers ago life used to be more fun for me. now I rarely do anything because I'm so damn tired. maybe my norm is around 1? and I was just low that day? who knows. but she blames most of my symptoms on depression. she put me on prozac last week and I took one and I felt soooo much worse. haven't taken another one since. more recently I have a bad taste in my throat when I swallow. dunno. does that correlate to anything thyroid?

OMG...now I don't like your doctor either!! SHEEESH! I am a nurse and sometimes I think doctors are ABSOLUTE IDIOTS!!!! You definetly are showing signs of both hypo and hyper so like myBoo said it's probably just flunctuating due to your other glands!! I went to my doctor he checked my level and said it was fine....a week later I almost went to the hospital from being in so much pain from muscle cramps...when I called him, he said there was no way it was my thyroid and that it changed that quickly......little did he know it did!!! Sigh!!!

OMG...now I don't like your doctor either!! SHEEESH! I am a nurse and sometimes I think doctors are ABSOLUTE IDIOTS!!!! You definetly are showing signs of both hypo and hyper so like myBoo said it's probably just flunctuating due to your other glands!! I went to my doctor he checked my level and said it was fine....a week later I almost went to the hospital from being in so much pain from muscle cramps...when I called him, he said there was no way it was my thyroid and that it changed that quickly......little did he know it did!!! Sigh!!!

one thing I have that nobody seems to know what it is, is swollen glands along my groin (where thigh meets pelvis). they just started to get big and haven't gotten any bigger but they are larger than normal. this happened after my miscarriage in September and haven't gone down. I have no infections so don't see why. are ur lymph nodes or glands related to adrenal/thyroid?

one thing I have that nobody seems to know what it is, is swollen glands along my groin (where thigh meets pelvis). they just started to get big and haven't gotten any bigger but they are larger than normal. this happened after my miscarriage in September and haven't gone down. I have no infections so don't see why. are ur lymph nodes or glands related to adrenal/thyroid?

**Saw that coming** I (& dr) overlooked my symptoms for years to stress, getting older, changes you name it we shrugged it off. Then they put me on clomid which is a pituitary stimulant which sent me overboard. As you know I was deathly ill for 6mths before we put it all together. 8 drs later I had to become my own advocate & figure it out myself so I could tell them what to do! Millions of ppl suffer from this & don't know it b/c drs blow them off or they simply don't believe in it. My best advice - get a new dr (this is way over her head) & look for one in your area who specializes in Adrenal Fatigue/CFS. An Internal Med or Holistic are usually the best to look for. Most conventional drs don't even believe it's a real disease. Even Endocrinologists don't get it when it's their specialty. Grrrr it really gets on my nerves how much drs pass out anti depressants like candy! 95% of the time it's caused by an underlying issue so those meds will never fix anything! Don't take them! Laughing hysterically, my adrenals hurt!! They will admit you to the psych ward if you say that :) Did you read Dr Lam's page? It literally is the best article I've ever found on it. Also stopthethyroidmadness.com has some good info on adrenal issues. Where do you live?

**Saw that coming** I (& dr) overlooked my symptoms for years to stress, getting older, changes you name it we shrugged it off. Then they put me on clomid which is a pituitary stimulant which sent me overboard. As you know I was deathly ill for 6mths before we put it all together. 8 drs later I had to become my own advocate & figure it out myself so I could tell them what to do! Millions of ppl suffer from this & don't know it b/c drs blow them off or they simply don't believe in it. My best advice - get a new dr (this is way over her head) & look for one in your area who specializes in Adrenal Fatigue/CFS. An Internal Med or Holistic are usually the best to look for. Most conventional drs don't even believe it's a real disease. Even Endocrinologists don't get it when it's their specialty. Grrrr it really gets on my nerves how much drs pass out anti depressants like candy! 95% of the time it's caused by an underlying issue so those meds will never fix anything! Don't take them! Laughing hysterically, my adrenals hurt!! They will admit you to the psych ward if you say that :) Did you read Dr Lam's page? It literally is the best article I've ever found on it. Also stopthethyroidmadness.com has some good info on adrenal issues. Where do you live?

Yes it very well could be! Your adrenal glands are responsible for the hormones that controls inflammation in your body. If they are underproducing that hormone different parts of your body can swell w/o any valid reason. I just went through that last month but it started with my legs & then my whole body felt inflammed from the inside out.

Yes it very well could be! Your adrenal glands are responsible for the hormones that controls inflammation in your body. If they are underproducing that hormone different parts of your body can swell w/o any valid reason. I just went through that last month but it started with my legs & then my whole body felt inflammed from the inside out.

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